CN110717702A

CN110717702A - Information processing system, storage medium storing program, and control method

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Publication number: CN110717702A
Application number: CN201910350576.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 西村和也
Original assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Current assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Priority date: 2018-07-11
Filing date: 2019-04-28
Publication date: 2020-01-21
Also published as: JP7099101B2; JP2020009298A; US11087384B2; US20200020021A1

Abstract

An information processing system, a storage medium storing a program, and a control method are disclosed. There is provided an information processing system including: an information processing apparatus used by a first user; and a server configured to be able to communicate with the information processing apparatus. The server is configured to store a first list of commodities sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of commodities that a second user wants to purchase, and location information of a receiving place of the commodities. The information processing apparatus is configured to notify the first user of transaction information when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception place is satisfied. The transaction information is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception location.

Description

Information processing system, storage medium storing program, and control method

Technical Field

The invention relates to an information processing system, a storage medium storing a program, and a control method.

Background

A technique related to transportation and sale of commodities using a vehicle is known in the art. For example, japanese unexamined patent application publication No. 2003 + 256517 (JP 2003 + 256517A) discloses a mobile sales system in which, when a mobile sales vehicle arrives near a sales area, a vehicle-mounted communication terminal calls a registered communication terminal in the sales area, transmits sales information thereto, and receives order information in response to the sales information.

Disclosure of Invention

Recently, the sale of goods by private persons rather than companies has spread widely in society. However, with the spread of private sales goods, since the use of vehicles only for the purpose of private transportation of goods has increased, disadvantages such as an increase in energy consumption in the entire society may occur, for example. For the purchaser of the goods, a disadvantage may occur that causes a shipping cost based on the use of the vehicle only for the purpose of goods transportation. Accordingly, there is room for improvement in the art of transporting and selling goods using vehicles.

The present invention provides an information processing system that can improve the technology of transporting and selling commodities using vehicles.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and a server. The information processing apparatus is configured to be used by a first user. The server is configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus. The server is configured to store a first list of commodities sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of commodities that a second user wants to purchase, and location information of a receiving place of the commodities. The information processing apparatus is configured to notify the first user of transaction information when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception place is satisfied. The transaction information is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception location.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the information processing apparatus may be a navigation apparatus.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the information processing apparatus may be an automatic driving control apparatus.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the server may be configured to: (i) storing the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle in motion; (ii) determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied; (iii) determining whether there is an article common to the first list and the second list when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and (iv) when it is determined that there is a common commodity, transmitting the transaction information to the information processing apparatus.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the information processing apparatus may be configured to perform driving support with the reception place as a destination in response to a predetermined user input after notifying the first user of the transaction information.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the first list may further include a desired selling price of the article sold by the first user. The second list may also include a desired purchase price for the item that the second user wants to purchase. The information processing apparatus may be configured to notify the first user of the transaction information including identification information of an article which is common to the first list and the second list and whose expected selling price is equal to or less than the expected purchasing price, when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the first list may further include a commodity status indicating whether each commodity sold by the first user is a new commodity or a used commodity. The second list may further include a merchandise status indicating whether each merchandise item the second user wants to purchase is a new item or a second-hand item.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the predetermined condition may include a first condition that a distance or a temporal distance from a position or a travel route of the vehicle to the reception point is smaller than a reference value.

In the information processing system according to the first aspect, the server may be configured to further store a time period during which reception is possible at the reception site. The predetermined condition may be calculated based on the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle and the position information of the reception place. The predetermined condition may further include a second condition that a predicted time at which the vehicle will arrive at the reception point is included in the time period during which reception is possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing apparatus used by a first user to execute processing. The processing comprises the following steps: (i) communicating with a server configured to store a first list of items sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of items that a second user wants to purchase, and location information of a receiving place of the items; and (ii) when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception point is satisfied, notifying the first user of transaction information that is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception point.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for an information processing apparatus used by a first user. The control method comprises the following steps: (i) communicating with a server configured to store a first list of items sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of items that a second user wants to purchase, and location information of a receiving place of the items; and (ii) when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception point is satisfied, notifying the first user of transaction information that is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception point.

With the information processing system according to the first aspect of the invention, the program according to the second aspect, and the control method according to the third aspect, it is possible to improve the technique of carrying out transportation and sale of commodities using a vehicle.

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Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals represent like elements, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the vehicle shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of the terminal apparatus shown in fig. 1;

fig. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of the server shown in fig. 1;

fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the first list stored in the server;

fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the second list stored in the server;

fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of reception information stored in a server;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing operation of a server;

fig. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of an information processing apparatus provided in a vehicle; and

fig. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal apparatus.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

The configuration of the information processing system will be described below. An outline of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1. The information processing system 1 includes a vehicle 10, a terminal device 20, and a server 30. The vehicle 10 is, for example, an automobile, but is not limited thereto, and may be any vehicle. The terminal device 20 is a general-purpose electronic device such as a smartphone or a Personal Computer (PC), but is not limited thereto, and may be an electronic device dedicated to the information processing system 1. In fig. 1, one vehicle 10 and one terminal device 20 are shown for convenience of description, but the number of vehicles 10 and the number of terminal devices 20 included in the information processing system 1 may be equal to or greater than one. The server 30 includes one server apparatus or a plurality of server apparatuses that can communicate with each other. The vehicle 10, the terminal device 20, and the server 30 are communicatively connected to a network 40 including, for example, a mobile communication network and the internet.

As an outline of the present embodiment, a first user using the vehicle 10 loads an article to be sold into the vehicle 10 and uploads a first list of the already-loaded articles to the server 30. The second user using the terminal device 20 uploads a second list of products that the second user wants to purchase and information of the reception location of the products to the server 30. The first user starts moving using the vehicle 10 loaded with the commercial articles. The vehicle 10 transmits its position information to the server 30 during movement. For example, when the vehicle 10 approaches a reception point of the second user, the server 30 transmits transaction information indicating commodities common to the first list and the second list, transaction prices of the commodities, the reception point, and the like to the vehicle 10. The vehicle 10 notifies the first user of the transaction information, and performs driving support with the reception place as a destination in response to a user input for accepting the transaction. The first user arriving at the receiving location sells the goods indicated by the transaction information to the second user. In the present embodiment, the payment of the purchase price corresponding to the transaction price of the goods is performed through the electronic payment via the server 30, but may be performed directly between the first user and the second user.

In this way, according to the present embodiment, the first user starts moving using the vehicle 10, and is then first notified of the presence of the second user when, for example, the vehicle 10 approaches the reception site of the second user who wants to purchase goods. With this configuration, when the first user is using the vehicle 10 for a purpose other than transportation and sale of the commodity, the first user can sell the commodity in a so-called "detour". Therefore, the use of the vehicle 10 by the first user only for the purpose of commodity transportation and sale can be reduced, and disadvantages such as an increase in energy consumption in the entire society can be reduced. Thus, the technique of using the vehicle 10 for the transportation and sale of commodities can be improved.

The elements of the information processing system 1 will be described in detail below. First, the configuration of the vehicle will be described. As shown in fig. 2, the vehicle 10 includes a communication device 11 and an information processing device 12. The communication device 11 and the information processing device 12 are connected to communicate with each other via an in-vehicle network or a dedicated line such as a Controller Area Network (CAN).

The communication device 11 is an in-vehicle communication device such as a Data Communication Module (DCM). Specifically, the communication device 11 includes a communication unit 111, a storage unit 112, and a control unit 113.

The communication unit 111 includes a communication module that performs communication via an in-vehicle network or a dedicated line. The communication unit 111 includes a communication module connected to the network 40. For example, the communication unit 111 may include a communication module corresponding to a mobile communication standard such as 4 th generation (4G) and 5 th generation (5G). In the present embodiment, the vehicle 10 is connected to the network 40 via the communication unit 111.

The storage unit 112 includes one or more memories. In the present embodiment, the "memory" is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or an optical memory, but is not limited thereto. Each memory included in the storage unit 112 may be used as, for example, a main storage, a secondary storage, or a cache storage. The storage unit 112 stores arbitrary information for the operation of the communication apparatus 11. For example, the storage unit 112 may store a system program, an application program, identification information of a first user using the vehicle 10, and identification information of the vehicle 10. The identification information of the first user and the vehicle 10 is information for uniquely identifying the first user and the vehicle 10 in the information processing system 1. When the information is transmitted from the communication device 11 to the server 30, the identification information of the first user and the vehicle 10 is transmitted to the server 30 together with the information, and therefore the server 30 can identify the first user and the vehicle 10 as the transmission source. Here, the identification information of the communication device 11 or the information processing device 12 in the vehicle 10 may be used as the identification information of the vehicle 10. The information stored in the storage unit 112 may be updated with information acquired from the network 40 via the communication unit 111, for example.

The control unit 113 includes one or more processors. In the present embodiment, the "processor" is a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor dedicated to a specific process, but is not limited thereto. The control unit 113 controls the overall operation of the communication apparatus 11. In the present embodiment, the vehicle 10 and the server 30 communicate with each other via the communication device 11 controlled by the control unit 113.

The information processing device 12 is a device that performs driving support of the vehicle 10. The driving support is, for example, a travel route guidance to a destination or an automatic driving, but is not limited thereto. For example, the automatic driving includes levels 1 to 5 defined in Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), but is not limited thereto and may be arbitrarily defined. For example, the driving support may be performed by cooperation between the information processing device 12 and an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the vehicle 10. The information processing device 12 is, for example, a navigation device or an automatic driving control device mounted in the vehicle 10, but is not limited thereto. Specifically, the information processing apparatus 12 includes a communication unit 121, a storage unit 122, a position information acquisition unit 123, an output unit 124, an input unit 125, and a control unit 126.

The communication unit 121 includes a communication module that performs communication via an in-vehicle network or a dedicated line.

The storage unit 122 includes one or more memories. Each memory included in the storage unit 122 may be used as, for example, a main storage, a secondary storage, or a cache storage. The storage unit 122 stores arbitrary information used for the operation of the information processing apparatus 12. For example, the storage unit 122 may store a system program, an application program, road traffic information, and road map information. The information stored in the storage unit 122 may be updated with information acquired from the network 40 via the communication device 11, for example.

The position information acquisition unit 123 includes one or more receivers corresponding to any satellite positioning system. For example, the location information acquiring unit 123 may include a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. The position information acquisition unit 123 acquires position information of the vehicle 10.

The output unit 124 includes one or more output interfaces that output information to perform user notification. For example, each output interface included in the output unit 124 is a display that outputs information as an image or a speaker that outputs information as sound, but is not limited thereto. For example, the display is a panel display or a head-up display, but is not limited thereto. In the present embodiment, "image" may include text, still images, and moving images.

The input unit 125 includes one or more input interfaces that detect user input. Each input interface included in the input unit 125 is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a touch screen provided integrally with a panel display of the output unit 124, or a microphone that receives a sound input, but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 126 includes one or more processors. The control unit 126 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 12.

For example, the control unit 126 receives a user input of a first list of articles sold by a first user using the vehicle 10, and stores the first list in the storage unit 122. In the present embodiment, the "first list" includes identification information of the article and a desired selling price. The identification information of the article includes, for example, a name and a model number of the article, but is not limited thereto, and may be any information for enabling a user to identify the article. The expected sale price is a sale price at which the first user wants to sell the corresponding item. The desired selling price may be freely set by the first user and may be, for example, zero. The control unit 126 sends the first list to the server 30 via the communication means 11. When the first user starts moving the vehicle 10, the first user may load the articles included in the first list into the vehicle 10 in advance.

The control unit 126 performs driving support with a specified place as a destination based on a user input for specifying an arbitrary place. Specifically, the control unit 126 determines a travel route to a specified destination, and performs travel route guidance based on the travel route or performs automatic driving of the vehicle 10 along the travel route. For example, when the vehicle 10 deviates from the travel route, the control unit 126 may responsively correct the travel route during movement of the vehicle 10. For example, determination and correction of the travel route are performed using the road traffic information and the road map information stored in the storage unit 122.

The control unit 126 transmits the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 during movement to the server 30 via the communication device 11. For example, the transmission of the position information or the travel route information may be performed periodically or whenever the vehicle 10 is in a predetermined state (e.g., a stopped state).

The control unit 126 may receive transaction information of the goods from the server 30 via the communication device 11. Details of the transaction information will be described later. The control unit 126 outputs the transaction information as an image or voice via the output unit 124 to notify the first user and prompt the first user to determine whether to accept the transaction. Here, the control unit 126 may notify the first user of a message for prompting the first user to input whether to accept the transaction together with the transaction information.

When detecting the user input indicating acceptance of the transaction, the control unit 126 transmits an acceptance notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11. The acceptance notification includes a predicted time at which the vehicle 10 reaches the reception point along a travel route having the reception point indicated by the transaction information as a destination as described below. The control unit 126 performs driving support with the reception place indicated by the transaction information as a destination. When the first user arrives at the receiving location, the first user delivers the goods indicated by the transaction information. The delivery of the item may be performed at the receiving location directly from the first user to the second user, or may be performed by having the first user place the item in a space such as a home delivery box installed at the receiving location. The control unit 126 waits until the delivery of the goods is detected to be completed. In the present embodiment, the control unit 126 determines that the delivery completion of the article is detected, for example, in response to a user input indicating that the delivery of the article has been completed. However, detecting the delivery completion of the commodity is not limited to this example, and any method may be employed. When detecting that the delivery of the article is completed, the control unit 126 transmits a completion notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11.

On the other hand, when user input indicating rejection of the transaction is detected or a predetermined time elapses after the transaction information has been received, the control unit 126 transmits a rejection notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11.

The configuration of the terminal apparatus will be described below. As shown in fig. 3, the terminal device 20 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, a terminal output unit 23, a terminal input unit 24, and a terminal control unit 25.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication module connected to the network 40. For example, the terminal communication unit 21 may include a communication module corresponding to a mobile communication standard such as 4G and 5G. In the present embodiment, the terminal device 20 is connected to the network 40 via the terminal communication unit 21.

The terminal storage unit 22 includes one or more memories. Each memory included in the terminal storage unit 22 may be used as, for example, a main storage, a secondary storage, or a cache storage. The terminal storage unit 22 stores arbitrary information for the operation of the terminal device 20. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 may store a system program, an application program, and identification information of a second user who uses the terminal device 20. The information stored in the terminal storage unit 22 may be updated with information acquired from the network 40 via the terminal communication unit 21, for example.

The terminal output unit 23 includes one or more output interfaces that output information to perform user notification. Each output interface included in the terminal output unit 23 is, for example, a display that outputs information as an image or a speaker that outputs information as sound, but is not limited thereto.

The terminal input unit 24 includes one or more input interfaces that detect user inputs. Each input interface included in the terminal input unit 24 is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a touch screen provided integrally with a display of the terminal output unit 23, or a microphone receiving a sound input, but is not limited thereto.

The terminal control unit 25 includes one or more processors. The terminal control unit 25 controls the overall operation of the terminal device 20.

For example, the terminal control unit 25 receives a user input of a second list of commodities that a second user using the terminal device 20 wants to purchase and reception information on commodity reception, and stores the second list and the reception information in the terminal storage unit 22. In the present embodiment, the "second list" includes identification information of the article and a desired purchase price. The desired purchase price is a purchase price at which the second user wants to purchase the corresponding goods. The desired purchase price may be freely set by the second user and may be, for example, zero. In the present embodiment, "reception information" includes position information of a reception place, a reception method, and a time period during which reception of a commodity is possible. The location information of the receiving place includes information of latitude and longitude or a location, and may further include, for example, a name and an image of the receiving place. The terminal control unit 25 transmits the second list and the reception information to the server 30 via the terminal communication unit 21.

The terminal control unit 25 waits until a completion notification of the transaction is received from the server 30. Details of the establishment notification will be described later. When receiving the establishment notification via the terminal communication unit 21, the terminal control unit 25 outputs the establishment notification as an image or voice using the terminal output unit 23 to notify the second user, and prompts the second user to receive the commodity from the first user. The receiving of the goods may be performed by the second user at the receiving place directly from the first user, or may be performed by having the second user take away goods that have been put in a space such as a home delivery box installed at the receiving place.

After having notified the establishment notification to the second user, the terminal control unit 25 waits until detecting that the reception of the article is completed. In the present embodiment, the terminal control unit 25 determines that the reception completion of the article has been detected, for example, in response to a user input indicating that the reception of the article has been completed. However, the completion of the reception of the detection article is not limited to this example, and any method may be employed. When detecting that the reception of the article is completed, the terminal control unit 25 transmits a completion notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the terminal communication unit 21.

The configuration of the server will be described below. As shown in fig. 4, the server 30 includes a server communication unit 31, a server storage unit 32, and a server control unit 33.

The server communication unit 31 includes a communication module connected to the network 40. For example, the server communication unit 31 may include a communication module corresponding to a wired Local Area Network (LAN) standard. In the present embodiment, the server 30 is connected to the network 40 via the server communication unit 31.

The server storage unit 32 includes one or more memories. Each memory included in the server storage unit 32 may be used as, for example, a primary storage, a secondary storage, or a cache storage. The server storage unit 32 stores arbitrary information for the operation of the server 30. For example, the server storage unit 32 may store a system program, an application program, road traffic information, and road map information. The information stored in the server storage unit 32 may be updated with information acquired from the network 40 via the server communication unit 31, for example.

The server control unit 33 includes one or more processors. The server control unit 33 controls the overall operation of the server 30.

For example, the server control unit 33 receives a first list of articles sold by a first user using the vehicle 10 from the information processing device 12 via the server communication unit 31, and stores the first list in the server storage unit 32. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the first list is stored in association with the identification information of the first user. The first list shown in fig. 5 includes identification information of four kinds of articles and expected selling prices. Specifically, the first row in fig. 5 indicates that the expected selling price of "clothing a" as a commodity is "1000 yen". Similarly, the second to fourth rows indicate that the expected sales prices of "clothing B", "book C", and "book D" as commodities are "1500 yen", "7280 yen", and "800 yen", respectively.

The server control unit 33 receives the second list and the reception information from the terminal device 20 via the server communication unit 31, and stores the second list and the reception information in the server storage unit 32.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, the second list is stored in association with identification information of the second user who uses the terminal device 20. The second list shown in fig. 6 includes identification information of three kinds of goods and a desired purchase price. Specifically, the first line having "U002" which is "identification information of the second user" in fig. 6 indicates that the expected purchase price of "clothing a" as a commodity is "4000 yen". Similarly, the second and third rows indicate that the expected purchase prices of "book C" and "toy E" as commodities are "5000 yen" and "2980 yen", respectively.

For example, as shown in fig. 7, the reception information is stored in association with identification information of the second user who uses the terminal device 20. The reception information shown in fig. 7 includes position information of a reception place, a reception method, and a time period during which reception can be performed. Specifically, the reception information shown in fig. 7 indicates that the article can be directly received at the position P from 10:00 to 16: 00.

The server control unit 33 receives the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 during movement from the information processing device 12 via the server communication unit 31, and stores the received position information or the travel route information in the server storage unit 32. The server control unit 33 determines whether or not a predetermined condition based on the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 during the movement and the position information of the reception point included in the reception information is satisfied. The predetermined condition includes a first condition that a distance or a temporal distance from the position or the travel route of the vehicle 10 to the reception point is less than a reference value. The reference value may be arbitrarily determined. The server control unit 33 calculates the distance or the time distance using the position information or the traveling route information of the vehicle 10, the position information of the reception point, and the road traffic information and the road map information stored in the server storage unit 32, but is not limited thereto, and may be calculated using any method. For example, when the vehicle 10 during movement approaches the reception point or the travel route is determined or corrected to pass the vicinity of the reception point, it may be determined that the first condition has been satisfied.

Here, the predetermined condition is not limited to the above example. For example, the predetermined condition may also include a second condition that the predicted time at which the vehicle 10 will reach the reception point along the travel route having the reception point as the destination is included in the time period during which reception is possible and indicated by the reception information. The server control unit 33 calculates the predicted time using the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10, the position information of the reception point, and the road traffic information and the road map information stored in the server storage unit 32, but is not limited thereto, and may be calculated using any method.

When determining that the predetermined condition has been satisfied, the server control unit 33 determines whether there are one or more items common to the first list of the first user and the second list of the second user. For example, in the examples shown in fig. 5 and 6, it is determined that there are two items common to the first list and the second list, "clothing a" and "book C".

When determining that there are one or more items common to the first list and the second list, the server control unit 33 determines whether there are one or more items whose expected sale price is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price among the one or more items. For example, in the examples shown in fig. 5 and 6, it is determined that there is an article "clothing a" whose expected sale price "1000" is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price "4000".

The server control unit 33 transmits transaction information of an article which is common to the first list and the second list and whose desired sale price is equal to or lower than the desired purchase price to the information processing apparatus 12 via the server communication unit 31. In the present embodiment, the "transaction information" of the commodity includes identification information and transaction price of the commodity as a transaction target and identification information and reception information of the second user (position information of a reception place, a reception method, and a time period during which reception of the commodity is possible). The transaction price is, for example, a desired sale price, but is not limited thereto, and may be arbitrarily determined within a range above the desired sale price and below the desired purchase price. In the examples shown in fig. 5 to 7, transaction information including identification information "clothing a" and transaction price "1000" of a commodity which is common to the first list and the second list and whose expected sale price is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price and identification information "U002" and reception information (position information "position P" of a reception place, reception method "direct" and time period "10: 00 to 16: 00" during which reception is possible) of the second user is transmitted to the information processing device 12. As described above, the transmitted transaction information is notified to the first user via the information processing apparatus 12, and the first user is prompted to determine whether to accept the transaction.

When having received the acceptance notification from the information processing apparatus 12 after transmitting the transaction information, the server control unit 33 transmits an establishment notification of the transaction to the terminal apparatus 20. In the present embodiment, the "establishment notification" of the transaction includes identification information, a transaction price, position information of the receiving place, a receiving method of the commodity as the transaction target, a predicted time at which the vehicle 10 will arrive at the receiving place, and identification information of the first user. The predicted time included in the establishment notification is the predicted time included in the establishment notification (i.e., the predicted time calculated by the information processing apparatus 12), but may be the predicted time calculated by the server control unit 33 as described above. As described above, the transmitted establishment notification is notified to the second user via the terminal device 20, and prompts the second user to receive the product from the first user. Then, when a completion notification is received from at least one of the information processing apparatus 12 and the terminal apparatus 20, the server control unit 33 performs payment processing of a purchase price corresponding to the transaction price of the commodity. For example, payment processing may be performed in cooperation with financial institutions used by the first and second users and the server 30. In the present embodiment, the server control unit 33 executes payment processing when a completion notification has been received from both the information processing apparatus 12 and the terminal apparatus 20. When the payment process is completed, the transaction for the second user to purchase the goods sold by the first user is completed.

The operation flow performed by the server 30 will be described below with reference to fig. 8.

Step S100: the server control unit 33 receives a first list of articles sold by a first user who uses the vehicle 10 from the information processing device 12 via the server communication unit 31, and stores the first list in the server storage unit 32. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the first list is stored in association with the identification information of the first user.

Step S101: the server control unit 33 receives the second list of the commodities that the second user using the terminal device 20 wants to purchase and the reception information from the terminal device 20 via the server communication unit 31, and stores the second list and the reception information in the server storage unit 32. For example, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the second list and the reception information are stored in association with the identification information of the second user.

Step S102: the server control unit 33 receives the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 during movement from the information processing device 12 via the server communication unit 31, and stores it in the server storage unit 32.

Step S103: the server control unit 33 determines whether a predetermined condition based on the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 and the position information of the reception point included in the reception information is satisfied. The predetermined condition includes a first condition that a distance or a temporal distance from the position or the travel route of the vehicle 10 to the reception point is less than a reference value. The predetermined condition may further include a second condition: the predicted time at which the vehicle 10 will reach the reception point along the travel route with the reception point as the destination is included in the time period that can be received and indicated by the reception information. When it is determined that the predetermined condition has been satisfied ("yes" in step S103), the processing flow goes to step S104. On the other hand, when it is determined that the predetermined condition has not been satisfied ("no" in step S103), the processing flow returns to step S102.

Step S104: the server control unit 33 determines whether there are one or more commodities common to the first list and the second list. When it is determined that there are one or more articles common to the first list and the second list (yes in step S104), the processing flow goes to step S105. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no article common to the first list and the second list (no in step S104), the processing flow returns to step S102.

Step S105: the server control unit 33 determines whether there is one or more items, of which the expected sale price indicated in the first list is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price indicated in the second list, among the one or more items common to the first list and the second list. When it is determined that there are one or more items whose expected sale price is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price (yes in step S105), the process flow goes to step S106. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no article whose expected sale price is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price (no in step S105), the processing flow returns to step S102.

Step S106: the server control unit 33 transmits transaction information for each of the commodities which are common to the first list and the second list and for which the desired sale price is equal to or lower than the desired purchase price to the information processing apparatus 12 via the server communication unit 31. As described above, the transmitted transaction information is notified to the first user via the information processing apparatus 12, and the first user is prompted to determine whether to accept the transaction.

Step S107: the server control unit 33 determines whether an acceptance notification of the transaction has been received from the information processing apparatus 12. When it is determined that the acceptance notification has been received (yes in step S107), the processing flow goes to step S108. On the other hand, when it is determined that the acceptance notification has not been received (no in step S107), the processing flow proceeds to step S111.

Step S108: the server control unit 33 transmits a notification of establishment of the transaction to the terminal device 20. As described above, the second user is notified of the establishment notification transmitted via the terminal device 20. Then, the server control unit 33 prompts the second user to receive the commodity from the first user.

Step S109: the server control unit 33 determines whether or not a completion notification has been received from at least one of the information processing apparatus 12 and the terminal apparatus 20. In the present embodiment, the server control unit 33 determines whether or not the completion notification has been received from both the information processing apparatus 12 and the terminal apparatus 20. When it is determined that the completion notification is received (yes in step S109), the processing flow proceeds to step S110. On the other hand, when it is determined that the completion notification has not been received (no in step S109), the processing flow repeats step S109.

Step S110: the server control unit 33 performs payment processing of a purchase price corresponding to the transaction price of the commodity. Then, the processing flow ends.

Step S111: the server control unit 33 determines whether a rejection notification has been received from the information processing apparatus 12 or whether a predetermined time has elapsed after the transaction information is transmitted in step S106. When it is determined that the rejection notification has been received or the predetermined time has elapsed (yes in step S111), the processing flow ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the rejection notification has not been received and the predetermined time has not elapsed (no in step S111), the processing flow returns to step S107.

The operation flow of the information processing apparatus 12 will be described below with reference to fig. 9.

Step S200: the control unit 126 transmits the first list of the articles sold by the first user using the vehicle 10 to the server 30 via the communication device 11.

Step S201: the control unit 126 transmits the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 during movement to the server 30 via the communication device 11.

Step S202: the control unit 126 determines whether or not the transaction information of the article has been received from the server 30 via the communication device 11. When it is determined that the transaction information has been received (yes in step S202), the processing flow proceeds to step S203. On the other hand, when it is determined that the transaction information has not been received (no in step S202), the processing flow returns to step S201.

Step S203: the control unit 126 outputs the transaction information as an image or voice using the output unit 124 to notify the first user and prompt the first user to determine whether to accept the transaction. Here, the control unit 126 may notify the first user of a message or the like for prompting the first user to perform user input indicating whether or not to accept the transaction.

Step S204: the control unit 126 determines whether a user input has been detected indicating that a transaction is to be accepted. When it is determined that the user input has been detected (yes in step S204), the process flow goes to step S205. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user input is not detected (no in step S204), the processing flow goes to step S209.

Step S205: the control unit 126 transmits a confirmation notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11.

Step S206: the control unit 126 performs driving support with the reception place indicated by the transaction information as a destination. When the first user arrives at the receiving location, the first user delivers the goods indicated by the transaction information.

Step S207: the control unit 126 determines whether the delivery completion of the article has been detected. In the present embodiment, the control unit 126 determines that the delivery completion of the article has been detected, for example, in response to a user input indicating that the delivery completion of the article has been detected. When it is determined that the delivery completion of the commodity has been detected (yes in step S207), the processing flow goes to step S208. On the other hand, when it is determined that the delivery completion of the article is not detected (no in step S207), the processing flow repeats step S207.

Step S208: the control unit 126 transmits a completion notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11. Thereafter, the process flow returns to step S201.

Step S209: the control unit 126 determines whether a user input indicating that the transaction is to be denied has been detected or whether a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the transaction information. When it is determined that the user input has been detected or that the predetermined time has elapsed (yes in step S209), the processing flow goes to step S210. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user input has not been detected and the predetermined time has not elapsed (no in step S209), the processing flow returns to step S204.

Step S210: the control unit 126 transmits a rejection notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the communication device 11. Thereafter, the process flow returns to step S201.

The operation flow of the terminal device 20 will be described below with reference to fig. 10.

Step S300: the terminal control unit 25 transmits a second list of commodities that the second user using the terminal device 20 wants to purchase and reception information on commodity reception to the server 30 via the terminal communication unit 21.

Step S301: the terminal control unit 25 determines whether or not an establishment notification of the transaction has been received from the server 30 via the terminal communication unit 21. When it is determined that the establishment notification has been received (yes in step S301), the processing flow proceeds to step S302. On the other hand, when it is determined that the establishment notification has not been received (no in step S301), the processing flow repeats step S301.

Step S302: the terminal control unit 25 outputs the establishment notification as an image or voice using the terminal output unit 23 to notify the second user and prompt the second user to receive the corresponding article from the first user.

Step S303: the terminal control unit 25 determines whether reception completion of the article has been detected. In the present embodiment, the terminal control unit 25 determines that reception completion of the article has been detected, for example, in response to a user input indicating that reception of the article has been completed. When it is determined that the reception of the article has been detected (yes at step S303), the processing flow goes to step S304. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception of the article is not detected (no in step S303), the processing flow repeats step S303.

Step S304: the terminal control unit 25 transmits a completion notification of the transaction to the server 30 via the terminal communication unit 21. Thereafter, the process flow returns to step S301.

As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server 30 stores the reception information including the first list of the commodities sold by the first user using the vehicle 10, the second list of the commodities that the second user wants to purchase, and the position information of the reception place. When a predetermined condition based on the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 and the position information of the reception point is satisfied, the information processing device 12 communicating with the server 30 notifies the first user of the transaction information including the identification information of the commodity common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception point.

In this way, the first user starts moving using the vehicle 10, and is then first notified of the presence of the second user who wants to purchase the merchandise when the predetermined condition has been satisfied. With this configuration, when the first user is using the vehicle 10 for a purpose other than the transportation and sale of the commodity, the first user can sell the commodity with a so-called "detour". Therefore, the use of the vehicle 10 by the first user for the purpose of transporting and selling commodities only can be reduced, and disadvantages such as an increase in energy consumption in the entire society can be reduced. Thus, the technique of transporting and selling commodities using the vehicle 10 can be improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art should note that the present invention may be modified or modified in various forms based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, functions included in a device or step may be rearranged without logical inconsistency, and a plurality of devices or steps may be combined into one device or step, or may be divided.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the communication device 11 is an in-vehicle communication device, and the information processing device 12 is a navigation device or an automatic driving control device installed in the vehicle 10. However, some or all of the processing operations performed by the communication apparatus 11 and the information processing apparatus 12 may be performed by any electronic apparatus such as a smartphone or a computer.

For example, some of the processing operations performed by the vehicle 10 in the above-described embodiments may be performed by the server 30, or some of the processing operations performed by the server 30 may be performed by the vehicle 10. Specifically, processing operations such as determination based on whether or not the conditions of the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle 10 and the reception point are satisfied, determination of whether or not there are commodities common to the first list and the second list, and determination of whether or not the desired selling price is equal to or lower than the desired purchasing price may be executed by the information processing device 12.

In the above-described embodiment, the first list and the second list include identification information of the article and the price. However, the first list and the second list may also include any information about the goods. For example, each of the first list and the second list may further include information indicating a status of the item (e.g., "new item" or "used item"). In this case, the server control unit 33 transmits, to the information processing apparatus 12, transaction information of an article which is common to the first list and the second list, for which a desired sale price is equal to or lower than a desired purchase price and for which the article state is consistent between the first list and the second list. With this configuration, since the transaction can be performed in consideration of more detailed conditions on the merchandise, the convenience of the information processing system 1 can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether the expected sales price for each of the commodities common to the first list and the second list is equal to or lower than the expected purchase price. Here, when there are a plurality of commodities common to the first list and the second list, it may be determined whether the sum of expected sales prices of two or more common commodities is equal to or lower than the sum of expected purchase prices. For example, in the examples shown in fig. 5 and 6, there are two items "clothing a" and "book C" that are common to the first list and the second list. In this case, the server control unit 33 determines that the sum of the expected sales prices "1000 +7280 ═ 8280" of the two products "clothing a" and "book C" is equal to or lower than the sum of the expected purchase prices "4000 +5000 ═ 9000", and transmits the transaction information of the two products "clothing a" and "book C" to the information processing device 12 via the server communication unit 31. With this configuration, the first user can sell the two articles "clothing a" and "book C" together to the second user. Therefore, the convenience of the information processing system 1 can be further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, when there are a plurality of second users who want to purchase a commodity, a plurality of pieces of transaction information for the second users may be transmitted from the server 30 to the information processing apparatus 12 and notified to the first user. In this case, for example, the notification of the plurality of pieces of transaction information to the first user may be restricted so as not to cause driver distraction. For example, the control unit 126 of the information processing apparatus 12 may limit the amount of transaction information notified to the first user within a predetermined period of time. Alternatively, the server control unit 33 of the server 30 may limit the number of transaction information transmitted to the information processing apparatus 12 within a predetermined period of time. For example, the control unit 126 of the information processing apparatus 12 may notify only one transaction information, of the plurality of transaction information received from the server 30, for which the distance or the temporal distance from the position or the travel route of the vehicle 10 to the reception point is minimum, to the first user. Alternatively, the server control unit 33 of the server 30 may transmit only one transaction information in which the distance or the temporal distance from the position or the travel route of the vehicle 10 to the reception point is the smallest among the plurality of transaction information to the information processing device 12. With this configuration, since the number of transaction information notified to the first user is reduced, the possibility of causing driver distraction can be reduced.

For example, a general-purpose electronic device such as a smartphone or a computer may be used as the communication device 11, the information processing device 12, or the server 30 in the above-described embodiments. Specifically, a program describing details of processing for realizing the functions of the communication apparatus 11 and the like in the embodiment is stored in a memory of the electronic apparatus, and the program is read and executed by a processor of the electronic apparatus. Accordingly, the present invention can also be embodied as a program executable by a processor or a storage medium storing the program.

Claims

1. An information processing system characterized by comprising:

an information processing apparatus configured to be used by a first user; and

a server configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus,

wherein the server is configured to store a first list of commodities sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of commodities that a second user wants to purchase, and position information of a receiving place of the commodities, and

wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to notify the first user of transaction information that is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception point when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception point is satisfied.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is a navigation apparatus.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an automatic driving control apparatus.

4. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server is configured to:

storing the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle in motion;

determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied;

determining whether there is an article common to the first list and the second list when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and is

When it is determined that there is a common commodity, the transaction information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus.

5. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to perform driving support with the reception place as a destination in response to a predetermined user input after notifying the first user of the transaction information.

6. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein:

the first listing further includes a desired selling price of the item sold by the first user;

the second list further includes a desired purchase price for the item that the second user wishes to purchase; and

the information processing apparatus is configured to, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, notify the first user of the transaction information including identification information of an article which is common to the first list and the second list and whose expected selling price is equal to or less than the expected purchasing price.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein:

the first listing further includes a merchandise status indicating whether each item sold by the first user is a new item or a used item; and

the second list further includes a merchandise status indicating whether each merchandise item the second user wishes to purchase is a new item or a second-hand item.

8. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the predetermined condition includes a first condition that a distance or a temporal distance from a position or a travel route of the vehicle to the reception point is smaller than a reference value.

9. The information processing system according to claim 8, wherein:

the server is configured to also store a time period during which reception is possible at the receiving location;

calculating the predetermined condition based on the position information or the travel route information of the vehicle and the position information of the reception place; and

the predetermined condition further includes a second condition that a predicted time of arrival of the vehicle at the reception site is included in the time period during which reception is possible.

10. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes an information processing apparatus used by a first user to execute processing, characterized in that the processing includes:

communicating with a server configured to store a first list of items sold by the first user using a vehicle, a second list of items that a second user wants to purchase, and location information of a receiving place of the items; and

notifying the first user of transaction information, which is information including identification information of an article common to the first list and the second list and the position information of the reception point, when a predetermined condition based on position information or travel route information of the vehicle in motion and the position information of the reception point is satisfied.

11. A control method for an information processing apparatus used by a first user, characterized by comprising: